Drug firms, airlines lead Europe to higher close

LONDON (MarketWatch) - European shares clawed back some recently-lost ground on Thursday, spurred on by a marked turnaround in sentiment towards heath care stocks such as AstraZeneca, Roche and Novartis. See full story.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The dollar touched a new low against the euro Thursday as worries about the U.S. economy and the continuing credit crisis weighed on the greenback. See full story.

England soccer defeat sends sports retailers tumbling

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in U.K. sporting goods firms Sports Direct International, JJB Sports and Umbro slumped Thursday after the England soccer team failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championships, slashing expectations for sales of replica jerseys. See full story.

Asia Markets: Asia extends losses after flip-flops

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets extended losses Thursday after flip-flopping between positive and negative territory, on worries related to the health of the U.S. economy and global financial markets. See full story.

MarketWatch First Take: Warren Buffett's double standard on taxes

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Warren Buffett climbed back up Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge Congress to … do nothing. Normally that would be a good thing, but in this case it means that the estate tax will return in 2011. See full story.

Top secrets to beating retailers at the holiday-shopping game

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Retailers are loath to let consumers in on their super-secret plans for big sales or tip their hand as to holiday-time markdown strategies -- for "competitive reasons," they insist -- but there's plenty of information out there for navigating the year-end shopping season. See full story.

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